The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it will continue its nationwide strike until the federal government implements certain agreements reached between the two parties on September 30, 2017. JOHESU said it will not be deterred by a court injunction compelling its members to return to work. Josiah Biobelemoye, national chairman of the union, made […]
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The Senate has intervened in the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), in a bid to end the strike and make the nation’s hospitals functional once again. The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, after a meeting with the leadership of JOHESU yesterday (Thursday) where he listened […]
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The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Tuesday urged its members to get ready for series of nationwide picketing and mass rallies to press home their demands. The General Secretary of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Silas Adamu, dropped the hint in Lokoja during a sensitisation meeting with members of JOHESU in […]
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As essential as food is to the human system for nutrients and growth, some actually do more harm than good. Aside weight management issues, many foods have been scientifically proven to cause cancer. So, the next time you have a craving be wary of the kind of food you consume. Below are cancer-causing foods you […]
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The World Health Organisation has assured Nigerians that all measures are being put in place to curtail the Ebola virus should it find its way into the country. The WHO country director, Wondi Alemu, at a Health for All walk in Abuja on Saturday said though there is risk that Ebola might resurface again in […]
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By Steven Ofoegbu Do you know you have a treasure chest of potent remedies lying around your home, especially your kitchen? A variety of your kitchen herbs and spices can actually be used to treat numerous everyday ailments due to their antimicrobial and antiviral properties. These herbs and spices are commonly referred to as home […]
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The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, says it has successful separated a conjoint female twins. Prof. Auwal Muhammed, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Yola, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. “We have a successful separation of conjoint female twins (Omphilopagus). “The development […]
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The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has relaxed its strike action by calling off industrial action in Lagos, Kano, Yobe and Niger states. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Biobelemoye Josiah (pictured), JOHESU chairman, called on all health workers in the four states to relax the strike following the “implementation” of the agreement […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting on Friday over the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The emergency meeting is to “consider the international risks” of the deadly Ebola virus disease, which has now moved to an urban area of DRC. One […]
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The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered striking members of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), to suspend its on-going strike and resume duties across the nation within 24 hours. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, gave the order on Thursday after listening to the submissions of Mr Okere Nnamdi, in an ex-parte motion filed by a non-governmental organisation. […]
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